Hiking and Yoga Retreat Arizona

Any of you so busy that you do not rest enough, play enough, or experience enough joy in your life? Welcome to the human reality! This pattern of working too hard and struggling and striving is not innate or fixed in stone, so come experience retreat days of playing, laughing, hiking, stretching, breathing deeply, soaking up the sun, swimming, eating mindfully, and remembering who you are and what is important.

Highlights

Daily yoga classes

Guided varied hikes and other trips

Special sacred vortex visits and meditation sessions

Healing workshops and activities

6 nights accommodation

Daily healthy breakfast

Airport transfers

Skill level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Styles

Accommodation

The Moondance Sedona Sanctuary, your host hotel, is awesome. TripAdvisor raves about it. It offers a majestic view of Cathedral Rock. This elegantly furnished private retreat at the end of Moondance Lane offers eight bedrooms, six baths, a fully appointed kitchen with service for 20 people, a 6,700 square feet of living space, a Wi-Fi connection, television, Jacuzzi, a swimming pool, and a covered deck.

The dark green room

The dark green room has a queen-size bed and guests can share the community bathroom or shower.

The green room

The green room has a king-sized bed and a full private bathroom.

The jade room

The jade room has a queen-size bed, a full private bathroom, and a roll away bed.

The kids room

The kids room has two bunk beds where guests can share the community bathroom and shower.

The office bedroom

The office bedroom offers a full bed and a private half bathroom. Guests can share community bathroom or shower.

The purple room

The purple room has a queen-sized bed and a full private bathroom.

The theater room

The theater room has a twin futon bed where guests can share community bathroom or shower.

The zen bedroom

The zen bedroom has a king-sized bed, a full private bathroom and breakfast nook, and a roll away bed. Across the hall is a sleeping nook with a single bed and a small closet where guests can share a community bathroom. The yoga room has room for a couple of air mattresses.

Holman Health Yoga Retreat USA Program

What will you do

At least one daily yoga class (sunrise), some vortex visits and meditations, healing workshops, several hikes, and other activities. The group is expected to have about 12 to 15 people attend. All classes, hikes, and activities are optional. This is a great time of year, not too hot, and cool at night.

Itinerary

Day 1

Meet in Phoenix for shuttle van ride to Sedona (or meet the group directly in Sedona)

Afternoon Doe Mountain three-mile hike and out to dinner

Day 2

Morning yoga

Breakfast

Fay Canyon easy three-mile hike

Natural foods store for grocery shopping

Out to dinner

Day 3

Breakfast

Bell Rock Vortex hike (three miles)

Visit amazing Cathedral

Afternoon yoga

Amitabha Peace Park Stupa

Out to dinner

Day 4

Meditation option

Morning yoga

Breakfast

Playshop on healing

Hike on Little Horse Trail up to Chicken Point

Out to dinner

Day 5

Breakfast

Hike Airport Loop Vortex trail

Souvenir shopping at Crystal Magic and Native Art Store

Out to dinner

Day 6

Meditation option

Morning yoga

Breakfast

Cathedral Rock Vortex hike

Closing ceremony

Out to dinner

Day 7

Morning yoga

Breakfast

Shuttle to airport (or your own transport)

Included excursions

Afternoon Doe Mountain three-mile hike and out to dinner

Amitabha Peace Park Stupa

Bell Rock Vortex hike (three miles)

Cathedral Rock Vortex hike

Fay Canyon easy three-mile hike

Hike Airport Loop Vortex trail

Hike on Little Horse Trail up to Chicken Point

Natural foods store for grocery shopping

Souvenir shopping at Crystal Magic and Native Art Store

Visit amazing Cathedral

Instructors

Roy Holman

Yoga Alliance RYT 500
(Hatha Yoga)

Roy is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher in the Viniyoga tradition. He teaches a safe, gentle, body-friendly, grounded, breath-connected, meditative, flowing, and traditional Hatha yoga. He also teaches breath-work (pranayama) and meditation and incorporates the aspects of emotional healing and balancing. For Roy, meditation is a mindfulness style, with focus on breath awareness, heart opening, body senses, emotional clearing, and connection on all levels.

Liz Gross

Liz Gross is a certified energy therapist, a vibrational medicine practitioner, and a biopulsar reflexograph analyst. She is a graduate of EarthWalk Institute of Healing Arts in Bellevue, Washington. Liz is a gifted sound and vibration healer and teaches with Roy on retreats. Liz teaches yoga, meditation, oneness, and often does some of the cooking on the retreats. She feels very passionate about vibrational medicine and loves working with others in that way.

Location

This retreat will take place at the Moondance Sedona Sanctuary in Arizona, USA. Situated in the valley of Oak Creek, with a majestic view of Cathedral Rock, this elegantly furnished private retreat at the end of MoonDance Lane awaits for you. This special vacation retreat and sanctuary will ensure a memorable experience for you since it is nestled between 1.7 acres of fenced yard and breathtaking views.

Located just five minutes from both Red Rock State park, and Crescent Moon Ranch, and 10 minutes from West Sedona, the MoonDance Sedona Sanctuary offers the ideal combination of privacy and easy access to the wonders of the Sedona area.

Nearby places

Crescent Moon ranch - 5 minutes

Red Rock State park - 5 minutes

West Sedona - 10 minutes

Features

Activities

Hiking

Hot tub / Jacuzzi

Shopping

Swimming

Swimming pool (outdoor)

General

Kitchen

Lounge

Restaurant

Yoga deck

Services

Free Wi-Fi

Tour assistance

Food

Bountiful freshly made breakfasts (according to your food needs) are included daily after yoga. The group will shop at a local natural foods store for lunch fixings, which will be kept at the hotel to take on hikes. Then the group usually dine out, or you can save money and cook at the retreat center. As this is Holman Health's seventh year in Sedona, they know the best places to eat, usually one night Thai, one night Mexican, one night excellent healthy food, etc.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

Other dietary requirements on request

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Admire the wildlife

In Sedona, you can do a lot of wild life viewing. Some of the species you can see are blue herons, hummingbirds, quail, hawks, bald eagles, road runners, coyotes, deer, squirrels, and javelinas.

Enjoy nature

The surroundings at Sedona include state parks and picnic areas such as Verde Canyon Railroad and the Grand Canyon, as well as numerous art galleries and studios. You can enjoy activities such as fishing, swimming, experience creek side picnics, and admire the picturesque Cathedral Rock with the Red Rock Crossing on Oak Creek.

Take a tour

The Sedona-based Spirit Steps Tours offers guided excursions to area vortex sites, vision quests, drumming ceremonies, ancient Indian ruins, as well as superb site-seeing tours to some of the most magnificent scenic areas in the world. You can ask to take a tour for an additional cost.

What's included

1 daily yoga class

6 nights accommodation

Airport transfers

Daily healthy breakfast

Daily guided hikes

Daily vortex meditation sessions

Healing workshops

Shuttle to all trail heads

Special sacred vortex sites visits

What's not included

Additional activities

Airfare

Meals not mentioned in the itinerary

How to get there

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). Transfer from and to the airport is included. Holman Health will pick you up from the airport. It is suggested to meet Holman Health at the airport by 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Separate transportation can be arranged on request at 60 USD.